[MasterGunner01]

The two aircraft in the test are the Northrop F-89J Scorpion and Martin B-57B Night Intruder light bomber flying as chase plane.

The B-57 was the American-built version of the English Electric Canberra light bomber. The main recognition points between RAF and USAF versions were: (1) the offset bubble canopy and circular escape hatch of the RAF model (no ejection seats) and (2) the tandem seating, long canopy, and ejection seats on the USAF version. The last B-57 units retired in 1983.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

When I got to my first base a B-57 had just crashed on the runway. The Vermont Air National Guard was flying them at the time. Later I saw a B-57 at an open house on static display. Had one of the most odd instructions I've ever seen on any plane. In the open weapons bay they had a metal box built onto the bay door. It had a large rectangular cover with the message that if found, please drop in the nearest mailbox and the Vermont ANG would pay for postage. Raised two questions. How can you put a large metal panel that's 3 times larger than most mailboxes in one? How often did those panels fall off?